VoLTE for Public Safety Broadband Networks

Maria Palamara December 2010

All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

Agenda 1. Voice Options for LTE Networks 2. IMS VoIP for LTE (VoLTE) Overview and Architecture 3. LTE Network Considerations for Voice Services

2 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

LTE voice options: effect on subscriber services

Mike
retain LTE bandwidth minimize call setup delay all-IP services: video, wideband audio roaming, interoperability

Derek

Maria

Circuit Switched Custom Methods: circuit core, Fallback with packet access IMS-Based GSMA VoLTE is the approach embraced by global standards, industry associations, and operator community for voice on LTE IMS VoIP
3 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

Operator A

Operator B

Operator C

Comparing services and deployment factors

Focus investment on creating the next gen service, not limited capability legacy infrastructure.
Commercial operators have embraced GSMA VoLTE (IMS VoIP) on a global scale
Some operators start with IMS Many will transition from CSFB to IMS on the heels of the LTE data overlay

Public Safety Broadband networks have no legacy MSC Infrastructure to leverage Public Safety networks should embrace a solution based on IMS VoIP for LTE GSMA VoLTE offers 2 way, full duplex voice telephony services, also considered to enable mission critical communications by modern public safety communities (vs. just push to talk) Service and Deployment factors Converged Service Control Flat all-IP benefits: subscriber services, OpEx 3GPP Standards
Roaming, global interoperability Ecosystem of network and handset vendors

IMS VoIP Yes Yes Yes No Yes

(VoIP in LTE and 3G PS)

CSFB No No Yes Minor No No

Custom Methods No No No No Yes No

Avoid LTE network upgrade for Voice with LTE? Avoid 2G/3G MSC network upgrade for Voice with LTE? Avoid investment in interim method

Yes

IMS VoIP is the right solution for Public Safety voice telephony services, enabling nationwide PSBB interoperability as well as with commercial LTE networks
4 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

GSMA VoLTE overview

In LTE and 3G PS: Fully packet switched VoIP In 2G/3G CS, use SR-VCC and IMS Centralized Services
Telephony server HSS RCS, others MGC SR-VCC App server MGW IMS Core IMS Core and Applications

Services:
IMS VoIP, SMS GSMA RCS (Rich Communication Suite) Voice blending Video telephony All-IP service Retain LTEs bandwidth during voice calls
SMS center

SRVCC only needed for 2G/ 3G CS handoff

PDN GW

PCRF

MSC server

MGW

Network: IMS, new or reuse SR-VCC for 2G/3G Circuit MME software, interface eUTRAN software, interface IMS client

SGW

MME

GGSN

SGSN Circuit core; packet core

Evolved packet core

Extensible to 3G packet switched 2G/3G

LTE

Alcatel-Lucent Status: Trials: today Commercial: 1H 2011 SR-VCC: 2H 2011

e-UTRAN

LTE voice

GERAN/ UTRAN

Terminal: IMS client

Terminal: IMS client

IMS VoIP ensures global roaming and interoperability while retaining LTEs high-bandwidth services
5 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

IMS Based VoLTE Required Solution Enhancements The approach: Provide voice to LTE UEs using IMS to provide the voice services Key elements: IMS core with Telephony Application Server (TAS) to provide end-user services LTE E-UTRAN enhanced for VoIP delivery Service Centralization to provide a consistent service delivery across radio access technologies using IMS Centralized Services (ICS) Single Radio VCC to provide handover capabilities between different radio technologies

6 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

Voice via IMS High Level Architecture

GERAN UTRAN MSC CS Network

Simultaneous Voice and Data on LTE

Handset has concurrent access to:
1. Data services including internet access 2. IMS Services including VoIP end-end calling 3. IMS interworking towards legacy PSTN/PLMN networks

SGSN E-UTRAN MME

3 2
TAS IMS PDN SCC AS

Offers all of the benefits of IMS including:

Multimedia services including video Differentiated services even while roaming via home-network control

eNode B

SGW

PGW

IMS Services outside of LTE coverage

GERAN UTRAN MSC CS Network

For service transparency, IMS Centralized Services (ICS) provides IMS services even when the handset is out of LTE coverage In 3G handset has concurrent access to:

SGSN E-UTRAN MME

3 2
TAS IMS PDN SCC AS

1. Data Services including internet access 2. IMS Services including circuit-mode transport of voice path 3. Calls to-from the PSTN/PLMN legacy network as well as calls to VoIP end users in IMS

eNode B

SGW

PGW

While on 2G network the handset has access to data services, but not concurrently with voice
Packet Voice IMS Signaling Packet Data

Circuit Voice
7 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

Circuit signaling

All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

VoIMS handover to legacy mobile network

Handover while remaining in PS (PS HO)
GERAN UTRAN MSC CS Network

PS handover
Approach
Simple PS handover triggered by MME involving SGSN and S/PGW

SGSN E-UTRAN MME TAS IMS PDN eNode B SGW PGW SCC AS

Service restrictions
Full IMS services maintained during handover and remainder of call PS voice bearer support required Not recommended over GSM

Handover from PC to CS (SRVCC)

GERAN UTRAN MSC CS Network

Single Radio VCC

Approach
SRVCC mechanism triggered by MME, involving MSC and SCC

SGSN E-UTRAN MME TAS IMS PDN eNode B SGW PGW SCC AS

Service restrictions
IMS services maintained during handover and remainder of call (depends on available ICS options) Available over all mobile networks with SRVCC roaming agreements

Circuit Voice
8 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

Circuit signaling

Packet Voice
All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

IMS Signaling

Packet Data

Selected Network Functionality Required for Voice Services eNB Foundations

HARQ Dedicated bearers up to 8 per UE

Other eNB Optimizations

Robust Header Compression (RoHC) TTI bundling Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI) coordination over X2 Dynamic Admission Control (AC) GBR with differentiated admission control (AC) QOS aware link adaption (codec rate adaption) QCI aware load balancing EPS bearer modification Discontinuous Reception (DRX),VoIP optimized DRX (battery life)

Service Continuity
SR-VCC ISIM support for UE QCI dependent triggers (set HO triggers for VoIP only traffic)

eNB Scheduler
Semi persistent scheduling for HARQ (SPS) QOS aware scheduler Delay-based scheduler Proportional Fair Scheduler Frequency Selective Scheduler UL/ DL Service Aware Buffer Est. (SABE)

Ingredients of a high quality, high capacity Mobile Voice over IP offering! Optimizations for voice traffic patterns and wireless codecs balance quality and capacity
9 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

A Glance at Performance: VoIP Capacity

3GPP Capacity Estimates: AMR 12.2 codec Interference limited: 241 Erlangs Coverage limited: 123 Erlangs
VoIP Capacity (Erlangs)

Source: Alcatel-Lucent simulation results

10 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

Regulatory Considerations and Features Emergency Calls including E911 Location

Geo-location basics Assisted GPS, ECID, OTDOA Control plane location based services User plane location based services

CALEA support for VoIP

Support required in IMS for lawful intercept of voice calls

11 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010

12 | Public Safety Voice over LTE | December 2010

www.alcatel-lucent.com
All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2010